McLaughlin-esque ii V7 I Alt Guitar Line [140 Bpm]

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John McLaughlin-esque ii V7 I Alt Guitar Line [140 Bpm]

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Hi Guys,

Today, a quick ii V7 I McLaughlin-esque lick

This is at 140 Bpm with an altered approach to harmony with strict alternate picking guitar technique.

The chords are as follows.

For the ii minor chord I employ a minor chord with a Major 7th and an added 9th.

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For the V7 chord I raise the 5th [#5] and add a flattened 9th note.

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And for the I chord I make this augmented by raising the 5th.

So, the ii V7 I becomes harmonically altered and creates an interesting sound

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Guitar Line

The line starts on an upbeat with 3 target tones that deliberately set up the 1st note of bar one. This adds forward momentum and adds a colourful chromatic set-up.

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The target tones start on an “Up stroke” so that on the first beat of bar one you will land and start a “Down stroke”

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Over the DmMaj7/9 chord I start with a Dm9 arpeggio and then exploit the D Harmonic minor scale by ascending in fragments.

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Over the G+b9 chord I start on the third note B and then play an Eb 4-3 arpeggio.

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The Bb from this arpeggio then moves up to the B natural and then I play the b9 to tonic and #5 to5 which then finally moves down to the note C for the tonic of the next chord C+.

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Whole Bar:

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Creating “Scales” from Scales Tetrachords [C melodic minor]

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Creating “Scales” from Scales Tetrachords [C melodic minor]

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The key to making scales from scales wether they be Triadic, Tetrachord, Pentatonic or Hexatonic is to highlight the key notes that give that scale its unique flavour/sound:

Below we can see this in the C melodic minor scale.

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The crucial Eb note and B natural note against the C root note tells us that this is not major and that it has a specific vibe/atmosphere to it.

In this first example we will employ 3 notes and 2 notes for highlighting: This employs alternate picking starting on an upstroke:

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This next example starts on a “Downstroke” and is even simpler. This is a simple 2 note fingering into a 2 note scale.

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Now let’s create an ascending line:

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HARMONIC MINOR

Next we will add an Ab and make 2 Tetrachord scales from C Harmonic minor and create a little run:

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This time we will ascend with the C Harmonic minor scale:

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LASTLY

It’s also a good idea to play the key chord of a scale and then pluck the key note or notes that give that scale it’s unique flavour.

For example below is an F Maj7#11 chord that when you pluck the B natural it really stands out as Lydian:

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John McLaughlin Harmonic minor scale Fast Guitar Lick

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John McLaughlin Harmonic minor scale Guitar Lick with fast alternate picking

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This Mclaughlin guitar lick substitutes Dm7b5 for Dm7 and G13b9 for G7. This ii V I cadence resolves to C69.

In the previous example we employed the F melodic minor scale but this time we will exploit the A Harmonic minor scale.

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John McLaughlin Guitar Scales

Notice that both scales contain the the G# Ab enharmonically the same note and the E natural.

Here is the first bar:

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John McLaughlin Harmonic minor scale Guitar Lick with fast alternate picking

Here is the second bar:

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John McLaughlin Harmonic minor scale Guitar Lick with fast alternate picking

Here is the whole John McLaughlin guitar lick:

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John McLaughlin Harmonic minor scale Guitar Lick with fast alternate picking

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